MARKET MOVING NEWS
ECONOMY
Romania’s Ministry of Finance plans to contract RON 6.06 billion in new loans during May 2025 to cover the state budget deficit and refinance public debt. The funding will be secured through RON 5.4 billion in treasury certificate and bond auctions, and RON 660 million via additional non-competitive bidding sessions, Wall-street.ro reported
FINANCE
-According to the latest ASF report on non-banking financial stability, Romania’s insurance market reached over RON 36 billion in total assets in 2024, representing 2.1% of GDP.
-The National Bank of Romania reported that foreign exchange reserves stood at EUR 62.4 billion at the end of April 2025—an increase of EUR 421 million from EUR 61.9 billion on March 31.
-Telcom giant Digi Communications (stock symbol: DIGI) has scheduled a General Shareholders’ Meeting for June 18, 2025, where one of the key items on the agenda is the proposed gross dividend of RON 1.35 per share, sourced from the company’s 2024 net profit.
-Electrica (EL.RO)—the only Romanian listed company active in electricity distribution, supply, and production, with the state as its largest shareholder—announced it secured a RON 3.1 billion syndicated loan. The loan, extended by a consortium of Romania’s leading banks, will support investment projects and refinancing operations.
-NN Group has raised its stake in Electrica to 10.08%, the company disclosed to the Bucharest Stock Exchange.
-In the transport sector, Transport Trade Services (TTS.RO) reported that shareholders approved a dividend distribution of RON 27.9 million from the 2024 net profit during the General Meeting held on April 30.
COMPANIES
Dacia remains the most valuable Romanian brand, according to a recent Brand Finance report, despite a 5% year-on-year decline in brand value. The car manufacturer’s brand is currently valued at EUR 1.1 billion.
TODAY’S MARKET DATA
EXCHANGE RATE OF THE NATIONAL LEU CURRENCY
| EUR 4.9773 | GBP 5.8378 |
| USD 4.3851 | CHF 5.3330 |
| BGN 2.5448 | MDL 0.2549 |
(Source: National Bank of Romania BNR)
BUCHAREST STOCK EXCHANGE (BVB) INDICES
| BET -0.10% BET-TR -0.10% BET-FI -0.22% BET-NG 0.21% BET-EF -0.06% BET-XT -0.15%, BET-BK -0.08% BET AeRO -0.32% ROTX -0.11% |
CAPITAL MARKET COMMENTARY
| Bucharest stocks head into the weekend in the red bucking the trend across Europe where markets closed higher after China said it might review the option of starting talks with the United States on their trade tensions. The Romanian benchmark BET index dropped 0.10% with Purcari wineries leading bluechip losers as its shares shrunk by 2.66%. |
BET Index Constituents
| Company | Price | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| ANTIBIOTICE S.A. | 1.9940 | -2.01 |
| AQUILA PART PROD COM | 1.3920 | -0.57 |
| BANCA TRANSILVANIA S.A. | 28.2000 | 0.14 |
| BRD – GROUPE SOCIETE GENERALE S.A. | 18.1800 | -1.62 |
| C.N.T.E.E. TRANSELECTRICA | 44.8000 | 2.28 |
| Digi Communications N.V. | 66.0000 | 0.00 |
| FONDUL PROPRIETATEA | 0.3755 | 0.54 |
| MedLife S.A. | 6.1200 | -1.61 |
| OMV PETROM S.A. | 0.7190 | 0.42 |
| ONE UNITED PROPERTIES | 18.2800 | 2.01 |
| Premier Energy PLC | 18.5200 | 0.11 |
| PURCARI WINERIES PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED | 14.6600 | -2.66 |
| S.N. NUCLEARELECTRICA S.A. | 40.0000 | -0.74 |
| S.N.G.N. ROMGAZ S.A. | 5.9500 | 0.00 |
| S.N.T.G.N. TRANSGAZ S.A. | 28.0000 | -0.88 |
| S.P.E.E.H. HIDROELECTRICA S.A. | 118.2000 | 0.08 |
| SOCIETATEA ENERGETICA ELECTRICA S.A. | 13.0000 | -0.15 |
| Sphera Franchise Group | 41.9500 | -0.59 |
| TERAPLAST SA | 0.3630 | -0.41 |
| TTS (TRANSPORT TRADE SERVICES) | 3.9850 | -0.87 |
